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Beautiful Light

An Insider’s Guide to LED Lighting in Homes and Gardens
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Beautiful Light by Randall Whitehead and Clifton Lemon is a comprehensive guide to residential LED lighting. It covers fundamental lighting concepts such as colour temperature, colour rendering, and spectral power distribution, detailing how LEDs differ from traditional incandescent sources. With 33 case studies spanning every room and exterior spaces, the book illustrates effective LED lighting design using over 200 vivid photographs and practical advice on light layering, balancing daylight, and lighting people.
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This book is ideal for both lighting professionals and enthusiasts seeking to understand and implement LED lighting in residential settings. Its combination of clear explanations and inspiring examples makes it accessible to designers, architects, and homeowners interested in modern, effective lighting solutions.

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Beautiful Light by internationally acclaimed lighting designer Randall Whitehead and lighting industry expert Clifton Stanley Lemon is a combination of idea book, design resource, and product guide. It explores the transition in residential lighting to LEDs, and how to apply LED lighting with great success.

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Beautiful Light by internationally acclaimed lighting designer Randall Whitehead and lighting industry expert and educator Clifton Stanley Lemon is a combination of idea book, design resource, and product guide. It explores the transition in residential lighting from incandescent light sources to LEDs, and how to apply LED lighting with great success.

It begins with the fundamental characteristics of light, including colour temperature, colour rendering, and spectral power distribution, and how LEDs differ from older light sources. Combining innovative graphics with the enduring design principles of good lighting, the book explains how to design with light layers, light people, and balance daylight and electric light. Every room of the house, as well as exterior and garden spaces, is addressed in 33 case studies of residential lighting with LEDs, with a wide variety of lighting projects in different styles.

Showcasing over 200 colour photographs of dramatic interiors beautifully lit with LEDs, and clear, concise descriptions of design strategies and product specifications, Beautiful Light helps both professionals and non-professionals successfully navigate the new era of LEDs in residential lighting.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780367618001

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 August 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 20 Line drawings, color; 214 Halftones, black and white; 234 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 500g

Pages: 240

About the Author

Randall Whitehead is one of the foremost authorities on residential lighting and has written six books on the subject. Beautiful Light will be the seventh. His work has appeared in many publications including Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Esquire, Horticulture, and Architectural Record. He writes a monthly column for Furniture Lighting & DΓ©cor magazine called β€œThe Lighting Doctor” where he discusses lighting trends and addresses lighting dilemmas. He has given presentations for LightFair, LightShowWest, Strategies in Light, the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA), the American Lighting Association (ALA), and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). He has also appeared as a guest expert on HGTV, the Discovery Channel, CNN, and Martha Stewart Living Radio.

Clifton Stanley Lemon is CEO of Clifton Lemon Associates, a consultancy providing strategy, marketing, and education services to the lighting and energy industries. He is the Business Development Director for the California Energy Alliance and the Co-Chair of the Strategies in Light conference. He was formerly Marketing Communications Manager for Soraa; Director of Business Development at Integral Group; and founder and CEO of BrandSequence. Clifton is an active writer and speaker and has extensive experience in curricula development for professional training in lighting and energy efficiency. He is a past President of the Illuminating Engineering Society San Francisco Section, and is on the Advisory Board of LightFair International.

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